Cronulla has 220,000. The following year North Sydney came 2nd in the regular season, but were defeated 47-7 by St George, and then lost to South Sydney 14-9 the following week.[8][9][10]. Relocation disenchants and disenfranchise existing fans, while new ones get a sort of half-arsed mob from somewhere else. [50], Throughout 2017 there was much media speculation around North Sydney and their moves to purchase the struggling Gold Coast Titans licence when it went on sale by The NRL. Thats a lotta eyeballs. For those who wish to see the Bears return to the top grade, it is hard to conceive of a comment more inviting. Norths player Drew Hutchison also had a bad match kicking two goals from six attempts including one from right in front to send the game into extra-time. Norths won the game 28-18.[21]. And yes if I was going to merge clubs I would support a new brand over a 'merged' brand, as merging the brands just leads to problems and infighting, so yeah instead of the new club being called the North Sydney Sea Eagles and playing in red and black, they'd have a completely new brand and be (e.g.) Little success was had during three seasons (2000-2002), finishing 12th, 10th, and 9th, winning 30 of 76 games. [13] That year they came within one match of the grand final but lost to Canberra. North Sydney's Captain-coach in the Grand Final of 1943 was the future doyen of rugby league broadcasters, Frank Hyde. After purchase, this subscription may be managed in your Google Account Settings. The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles name and colours returned to the NRL in 2003.[1][2]. North Sydney would have another chance the following week to make the grand final going up against defending premiers Canberra in the preliminary final. So bring em back, baby, and fill Percys Bar. [citation needed] Membership in 2016 stood at 21,500. [63] The Bears intend to retain their 113-year history and traditional black and red colours. Hes in demand by NRL clubs. But they never won that premiership, they strategically blundered with Super League, and they fizzled into insolvency, enduring the humiliation of what former president David Hill described as the sacrilegious merger with Manly before the expulsion of the Bears by the Forces of Darkness. Allow up to 5 days for home delivery to commence. the fun and become a member of the community, You can share sports stories, experiences, match reports, As Lane Cove was in North Sydney's district, the club protested to the NSWRFL and claimed Hyde from Balmain. But theyd be into, the northern Sydney Bear people, all six hundred thousand of em, or whatever percentage the NRL could plane off and declare allegiance, and consume the club and love it one way or many. And lo did journos On The Pulse and in encrypted WhatsApp chats spread the love about the arcane and business-like practices the Commission was mooting to shift a Sydney club out of town, to ensure viability and profitability, to uphold the greater good, or whatever reason they might use to shift a team in a Ken-Cowley-taking-Super-League-to-the-massive-untapped-markets-of-New-York-Johannesburg-and-Hong-Kong kind of way. Anyway: old mate also said the next step wouldnt be Bears to Perth or the Central Coast or where I reckon, the northern region of Sydney with all those people, but rather Port Moresby, for sweet Mal Meningas sake, because the Australian government would like to use rugby league to do something with regional aid or sufficiency, or something, I dont know. Manly dissolved the merger after just two . And Dr Fujaks research tells us this: Canterbury has 440,000 people in their catchment. Season 2015 saw a strong improvement as Norths won nine games throughout the season and returned to the NSW Cup finals, only to be eliminated by Canterbury in Week One, and finished eighth. The Dragons have 260,000 (not counting the Illawarra). Yeah the Northern Eagles were such a success. Hes presented Powerpoint shows to many suits detailing the findings of his years of study into Sydney peoples sports-consuming habits. The team shared home games between Brookvale Oval and Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, New South Wales. Maybe not jubilation. Adding a team in Sydney would appear to fly in the face of the theres too many teams in Sydney argument. Couldn't he go, the Flo. The northern beaches. Not only would it be good I think its a must for the NRL to look at and this is the time, the time is right now.. North Sydney placed a $7 million bid to take over the Titans last year but were overlooked for a multi-million plan from businessman Darren Kelly to keep the licence on the Gold Coast. Our Privacy Policy includes important information about our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information (including to provide you with targeted advertising based on your online activities). And watch the people stream across Miller Street and into Bear Park, and fill it full to burst, and chant like Souths fans did. [45] Both major political parties showed support for the Central Coast Bears bid in 20102011, with Labor supporting the bid by granting $100,000 for the Bears,[46] and the Liberal party supporting the bid by promising to acquire land at Mt Penang, Central Coast, NSW to build a state-of-the-art Sports Centre of Excellence in the lead up to the 2011 New South Wales state election. JavaScript is disabled. North Sydney went down 14-30 giving Penrith a rematch of the 1990 grand final against Canberra. And if you brought back the North Sydney Bears to represent these 600,000 people in the northern suburbs of Sydney and the 400,000 people of the Central Coast it would be an instant and irrevocable success. Whos fearful? On 21 May 2018, Carney officially signed with North Sydney, in reaction to the signing, General Manager of football at Souths Shane Richardson said "We've spoken to Norths about Todd Carney and it's our position that we will develop our young halves, as opposed to bringing in a player from outside the club in this instance," Richardson said. New South Wales Origin coach Brad Fittler has suggested the Sea Eagles and Bears combine with the Central Coast region to form a "behemoth" club stretching north from the CBD all the way to Gosford and beyond. Donnelly was the voluntary administrator of the North Sydney Rugby League Club when financial difficulties forced it out of the NRL competition at the end of 1999. It was a wet, Autumnal day in May 1994. Prices after the introductory pricing period may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. North Sydney is based on Sydney's Lower North Shore, and has played at North Sydney Oval since 1910. Fish where the fish are, is something my old man would say and he didnt even like fishing. Mortgage House signed a three-year deal to sponsor the Central Coast Bears, also becoming a major jersey sponsor for the Bears. But they would. And if there were a Bears team to call their own, local people would invest in the Bears, consume the Bears, love the Bears. Taylor ended up missing the goal. Copyright 2023 NorthernBeachesSportsTribune News. And they dont have a footy team to call their own. Its why they invest in a footy team with themselves, with emotion, with money. Irvine held the record for most first grade tries for one club (171) and overall (212). But they are separate, distinct entities. New customers only. Theyre not just a floating entity that sells merch. [59], After the Northern Eagles went defunct, the North Sydney Bears have continued to field teams in several grades of the NSW rugby league competitions, and were behind the failed Central Coast Bears bid in the mid-2000's. Bring Back The Who? On a fine and sunny afternoon at dear little Brookie, against the Eels, say, thered be what - 15,000 fans? They love the club. This is one of those things that wont happen but I do wonder what the future holds for Manly. Hyde, who was living in Lane Cove at the time, had been forced to switch from Balmain to Norths in 1941 due to the league's residency rules which stated that a player was required to live in their club's district. On 3 September 2017, Norths played against Newcastle in the first elimination match and were defeated 40-18 ending their season. Heart and soul of the North Sydney Bears Greg Florimo has weighed in on the proposal to re-merge Manly and the Bears. Singleton said We had the players and the lifestyle on the Central Coast once you get people up there they go: wow, how goods this. Earlier in the week, The Australian's. 25-12 against Parramatta and 23-2 the following week against Canterbury. It could take up to 5 business days before your first paper delivery arrives. Newcastle, and Andrew Johns, then 19, beat us at home. Even more transparent, in a back-arsed sort of way. Home Delivery is not available in all areas. The Bears are not in agreement with anyone, Dickson told SENZ Breakfast Radio recently. [33], On 5 September 2018, North Sydney announced that they were ending their agreement with South Sydney Rabbitohs to act as their reserve grade side and had signed a 5 year deal to join the Sydney Roosters as their new feeder club team for the 2019 season. The North Sydney Bears are reportedly attempting to organise a consortium that will make a bid to purchase the NRL license off the Manly Sea Eagles. Also, the new club's decision to play games in Gosford instead of the Bears home ground at North Sydney Oval alienated several North Sydney fans, despite North Sydney's planned move to the new Central Coast Stadium, which had been rebuilt for the Bears on the site of the old Grahame Park ground. Florimo then went on to say "I don't see too many other options presenting themselves, The energy and finance that we put into the Central Coast bid really didn't come to fruition so we're going hard to the plate on this". You can read him at his, How to play NRL fantasy: Our top tips for picking the best team to beat your mates, Round 1 team lists Late Mail: Titans star tears ACL, Thompson set to miss season, Roosters duo out, Hynes hobbled. Red & Black Foundation. "They want to buy everyone. Can I put my subscription or membership on hold? Steve Menzies played the most games for the club, with 69 caps.[3]. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. In 1964, the club moved to new premises, its current location, in Abbott Street, Cammeray. Normally a very reliable kicker and one of the most accurate in the competition, Taylor had already missed two previous conversions in the match but if he was to kick this goal it could send North Sydney through to their first grade final since 1943. The beauty of having a digital subscription or membership is that it travels with you. Like Illawarra got the socks in their merge and the Magpies got Campbelltown occasionally, the Bears got shafted in the merge. [citation needed], They were nearly dropped from the competition during World War I due to dwindling spectator numbers. And the dominant partner eventually killed and ate their Siamese twin, and took the license for themselves, for they are nothing if not their own people. The proposed franchise, to be known simply as The Bears,[62] would split home matches between various regional centres including Wagga Wagga, Dubbo, Tamworth, Coffs Harbour and Central Coast, along with major cities Perth, Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin that are otherwise currently without NRL representation. Twice the Bears have adorned the back page of the West Australian, and ahead of Perths hosting of the State of Origin on Sunday, Bears chairman Daniel Dickson will be in the city to meet a West Australian government group to further explore the partnership. Theres thousands and thousands of Bears fans out there and bringing them all together would make a big statement, Mullan said. They didn't win many, these Bears. It didnt matter: the Bears were done, their cards were marked. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Full Digital Access 12 Month Plan costs $208 (min.cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $16 every 4 weeks. Register a free account today to become a member of the world's largest Rugby League discussion forum! East Coast Roosters (or "Easts" for short). But like said abominable Northern Eagles, they would be horrible. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Dickson will later be joined in a box by Australian comedian Jim Jeffries, an avid Bears man, who once said my big dream in life is that Ill make enough money that Ill buy the Bears back into the NRL. North Sydney continued competing with some success in the first half of the 20th century in the NSWRL, and through the ARL and NRL premierships until the club merged with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles to form the Northern Eagles for the 2000 season. They would allocate between four and six games at a potentially upgraded North Sydney Oval. Ill never forget the first time the Bears caused me pain. In the fifty years the new building has stood, a number of redesigns and refurbishments have taken place. This Bowling Club was transformed and re-branded as The Greens North Sydney in November 2014. Peter V'landys is often asked when the NRL will bring back the Bears. The northern beaches. Because eyeballs watching product are all. Yep: the grand old North Sydney Bears. The club was formed during the rationalisation process of the NRL by the merger of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the North Sydney Bears in 2000. 2010 was a poor season for Norths, who received the wooden spoon. See: The Northern Eagles. And the fans went with them. They love that place. As of 2014, there have been several attempts for the Bears to come back into the NRL by being based at the Central Coast, North Sydney, Perth, Gold Coast and Brisbane. And they didn't. After this, the Northern Eagles' licence then reverted to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, leaving the foundation club out of the top flight of rugby league in Australia after more than 90 years. Cheaper and easier than focus groups. Fish where the fish are, is something my old man would say and he didnt even like fishing. It's a rainy Friday evening in Sydney, and the temperature on the big screen at North Sydney Oval reads 14 degrees. It made sense to relocate one of the Sydney teams to the Central Coast". The 1990s was a decade of hope for the North Sydney Bears and while it ultimately ended in tears they almost claimed rugby league's ultimate glory along the way. Maybe not instant. Est 1908. Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? Sat 25 Jun 2022 16.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 25 Jun 2022 18.49 EDT Heart and soul of the North Sydney Bears Greg Florimo has weighed in on the proposal to re-merge Manly and the Bears. L.U. The Sea Eagles fell on hard times financially and while they did manage to claim one of the prized 14 NRL licenses they did enter into a merger with hated rivals the North Sydney Bears. V'landys knows the Bears remains a popular NRL brand, despite exiting the NRL in 1999 after merging with the Sea Eagles to become the Northern Eagles. Former North Sydney chief executive Bob Saunders said the Bears saw the move to Gosford as a great opportunity to secure their future, but wet weather and construction delays left them without a regular home ground and led to the club's demise after they failed to meet the NRL criteria when the competition was cut to 14 teams, because of their [51][52][53], On 22 February 2018, it was announced that North Sydney were in talks with a Western Australian consortium with the possibility of creating a franchise and to seek inclusion into The NRL. Going with the Flo. On 11 October 2017, Shane Millard was announced as new head coach by the club. The merged club lasted only until 2002 when it split again, with the Bears not returning to first grade and being represented in the NSWRL competition, the second-tier rugby league competition, where the Bears continue to play today. Bring Back The Bears. Full Digital Access to be billed $1 for the first 28 days. Madness, of course. Hes in demand by NRL clubs. Weve been burnt before, but were still here, and still hoping. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. Since the North Sydney Bears were banished from the NRL after the ill-fated merger with Manly (forming the Northern Eagles) in 2002, the Upper and Lower North Shore and Northern Suburbs have gone . They defeated the Newcastle Knights 32-28 in the first week of the finals, and were then eliminated by minor premiers and eventual NSW Cup premiers the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the preliminary final, who recorded a convincing 38-6 win. Billy Moore, Greg Florimo and a massive bear (left). The foundation club exited the league in 1999, before their failed merger with Manly ended in 2003. Then it was the Western Bears. Earlier this year there were reports the Bears were attempting to organise a consortium that will make a bid to purchase the NRL license off the Manly Sea Eagles. With the score 12-8 in favour of Newcastle with less than 10 minutes to play Jason Taylor set up Michael Buettner for a try which made the score 12-12. There are three individual investors lined up, he says, Vlandys knows who they are, hes met them, and theyre ready to step up to the block. Northern Eagles Rugby League Football Club, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 01:10, "Manly Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears must merge into a 'behemoth' club, says Brad Fittler", "Why the demise of the North Sydney Bears has Sydney Roosters officials worried", Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_Eagles&oldid=1142006992, 4 matches, 25 August 2001 30 March 2002, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 01:10. In 1991 North Sydney finished the regular season in 3rd place and defeated local rivals Manly in the first week of the finals. Select the subscription offer youd like to buy, click Subscribe with Google, and you will be directed to complete your purchase using your Google account. Mergers mean dogs and cats living together in unholy matrimony. Missed out. Payment will be charged to your Google Account. Penrith (590,000) is about the same. The Bears are prepared to move anywhere as part of their bid to become the NRL's 18th team but there are some "non-negotiables" they won't budge on. Wouldn't be surprised if Uncle Nick has seen the writing on the wall for Manly as a business and is ready to pick off carcass of the Sea Eagles Roosters/Norths absorb Manly, become the Northern Roosters and encompass the eastern and northern beaches all the way to Gosford. NRL Round 1 Talking Points - early edition: Whos confident? As would electric Dog-Eels. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Subscribe with Google lets you purchase a subscription, using your Google account. Bring Back The Bears! Rugby league historian Andrew Moore once suggested that the Northern Eagles joint venture may well have established a record for being the least loved football club in sporting history. [12], On 14 July 1994, the club was fined $87,000 for breaching the salary cap. Had another chat with a bloke involved in the Bears ill-fated bid for the Gold Coast license. I cant see any government wanting to throw any money towards that shit hole especially with how small their supporter base is. Even more transparent, in a back-arsed sort of way. After Norths were booted out of the bad marriage, mates of mine havent been to a league game since. Youve got the big business of North Sydney, youve got the Peninsula, then youve got the people of the Central Coast, the numbers, it would be nearly a behemoth of a club if it had the right administration and the right people behind it. A page that will not be. This is the point where opponents will suggest that the partner should go it alone. Souths: 390,000. Johns originally floated the plan in early August, https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/bb/news-story/6fc9fb8d6f197168e25759294c1e8e1d, https://www.sportsradio.com.au/north-sydney-bears-ceo-open-to-new-merger-with-manly/, 2023 R1 Thu - Parramatta v Melbourne @ CommBank, I Dont' Like Cricket, Oh No, I Love it, Yeah. The Northern Eagles were a rugby league team that competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) between 2000 and 2002. And if you brought back the North Sydney Bears to represent these 600,000 people in the northern suburbs of Sydney - and the 400,000 people of the Central Coast - it would be an instant and irrevocable success. L.U. Norths also amalgamated with the Seagulls, a border club at Tweed Heads on the far north coast of New South Wales, the oldest provincial rugby league club in Australia. For all the people saying the CEO and Commissioners need to be "RL people", just remember; A solution that may work is a Bears and seaeagles in nsw Cup remain as sepeate identities and a new club takes the license, based at Gosford but with couple of games in manly/NS. The Bears bid committee is lobbying the NRL for inclusion as the next expansion team. 380 following. Missed out. In 2013, the Bears recorded several large victories in the regular season and finished third. Given the nrl bears are gone and never coming back surely they have the most to gain? [36], In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Canterbury Cup NSW, Ron Massey Cup and Sydney Shield competitions were cancelled. They went to the Swans and the Waratahs. But Jeez that's two million eyeballs. And relocating an entity, be they Bears, Dragons, Sharks, Tigers, Roosters, whoever, well, knowing fans as I do, and being one of them, youd just as soon they kill your team as see it move away. If the NRL wants to expand it should look inside itself: And bring back the North Sydney Bears. But Jeez thats two million eyeballs. In September 2018, North Sydney announced that it had signed a 5-year deal to become the Sydney Roosters feeder club and reserve grade side with Taylor returning to the club as head coach. [35], North Sydney would go on to lose both finals matches against South Sydney and Newtown. Manly Sea Eagles and North Sydney Bears must merge into a 'behemoth' club, says Brad Fittler, Cameron Smith reveals the 'difficulty' of not having a consistent halfback for the 2018 season. Its why they invest in a footy team with themselves, with emotion, with money. Hes a doctor of demographics. As Nick Politis said in the piece in The Tele Bears fans didnt go to Manly and they didnt cross the bridge and come to the Roosters. Big question would be do you brand the new merged club as one, both or neither of the two co-owners? Commercial viability. But theyd be into, the Northern Sydney Bear people, all six hundred thousand of em, or whatever percentage the NRL could plane off and declare allegiance, and consume the club and love it one way or many. People follow footy teams largely because the team represents them, their patch, their people. The North Sydney Bears would be back and there would be, give us your best Rabbits Warren, deadset jubilation. For two wilderness-riven decades, Bears hopefuls have been scoffed at, cast as hopeless, foolish tragics, and blind to the realities of economic rationalism in the 21st century. Everyones sold a pup, a homeless hound that nobody owns. On a fine and sunny afternoon at dear little Brookie, against the Eels, say, thered be what 15,000 fans? Hard-nosed? But Fittler believes the perfect destination is at their feet, if Manly agree. In that time Norths made the preliminary final 4 times but lost on each occasion. North Sydney chairman Perry Lopez said of the deal "We are the North Sydney Bears, were not South Sydney," The decision is based on whats best for our club. Established in 1908 the North Sydney District Rugby League Football Club is one of the great Rugby League clubs of the World. And all those aforementioned Sydney fisheries have a team, while a one million-strong chunk of northern Sydney and its near north does not. promote your clubs sponsors and connect North Sydney were coached that year by the great Ron Willey. The path appears to be clearing to bring back the grand old club. [20], On 28 August 1999, Norths played their final game as a first grade side against the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville. Seriously, brad Fittler and matty johns are past the point of no return. It will never happen, not the North Sydney Bears. Norths then had to wait 10 years to make the finals again, this time against Balmain where they lost 11-9. After a meeting between the administrator of Fitzroy and the AFL commission, the AFL commission recommends a Bears-Fitzroy merger. [29][30] The 2002 season was played under the Northern Eagles name, although effectively the club was the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles by another name. The Dolphins losing the Redcliffe bit is madness. From then on, you can then use Sign In with Google to access your subscription and Google will do the billing for the subscription and process your payments. You must provide an email address to create a Roar account, When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address, By joining The Roar you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. The Northern Eagles represented Manly. They love the club. I was eight, Norths were first. Renewals occur unless cancelled in accordance with the full Terms and Conditions. The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. North Sydney reportedly placed a $7 million bid to purchase The Gold Coast Licence and as part of the bid if they were to be successful was to rename the side The Gold Coast Bears and continue to play games at Robina plus taking two games to North Sydney Oval with one game being held against fierce rivals The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Prices after the first 12 months may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. [43], The Central Coast Bears have 7,200 financial members with new members joining weekly. Not in conjunction with any other offer. [41][42], Bears fan Alan McLoughlin, a Central Coast resident, set up a Facebook petition to bring the Bears to Gosford. SUBSCRIBE for the full story. Its like when politicians are parachuted into safe seats. Towards the end of the war Norths' fortunes improved, playing quality and spectators numbers increased, and they won 2 premierships in 192122 coached by Chris McKivat. Thats a nudge over 5 per cent of the population. However! Interim Eels boss Max Donnelly could well be presiding over the Parramatta Bears had he not blocked a push to merge the Eels with foundation club North Sydney. Bring back the bears, throw manly under a bus. Supporters of grass roots Rugby League. And if there were Bears people would invest in the Bears, consume the Bears, love the Bears. Speaking . Two Classics, back in stock! But the region continued to grow. Freddy Fittler has called for the two clubs to merge once more. Johns went on to say "I think its a must, We keep talking about Perth, but its so far away I imagine the costs would be astronomical getting everyone over there and back. It would be 17 years before North Sydney made the finals series again when they finished 3rd in the 1982 season. 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